Coast Guard
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Last night's State of the Union speech, the first for President Trump, added to a long and somewhat predictable tradition.
January 31, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the changes Congress ordered at the Internal Revenue Service seem to be helping the agency better identify fraudulent claims.
January 31, 2018 -
Lawmakers urge the Coast Guard to follow the Veterans Affairs Department's example and adopt the same EHR system used by the Defense Department.
January 30, 2018 -
How does the U.S. Coast Guard use strategic foresight to inform decision making? What is the Evergreen process? How is the federal community sharing strategic foresight best practices? Join us as we these questions and more with Commander Eric Popiel, Program Manager for the US Coast Guard's Evergreen Program.
January 22, 2018 -
After a record hurricane season, the Coast Guard is in need of new funding to keep itself afloat in 2018.
January 10, 2018 -
Former DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff worked with the leadership and senior career staff to turn a collection of disparate agencies from different departments into a single, coordinated and cohesive unit.
December 22, 2017 -
DHS' headquarters consolidation project is bleeding money, behind schedule and doing anything but bringing components together.
December 11, 2017 -
The Coast Guard's Cyber Command has to balance its identity as a military service with its role as a component of the Homeland Security Department.
December 08, 2017 -
Former Secretary Jeh Johnson opens up about his lasting efforts on the Homeland Security Department.
December 01, 2017 -
The Coast Guard might be housed in the Homeland Security Department, but operationally it similar to the armed services. It uses communication infrastructures provided by the Defense Department, notes Capt. Michael Dickey, the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Command, Control, Communications and IT service center.
November 27, 2017 -
What are the challenges of acquiring complex products? What lessons can be learned from the Coast Guard’s Deepwater program? How can government executives most effectively manage complex acquisitions? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions through the works of Trevor Brown and David Van Slyke, authors of several IBM Center reports on federal acquisition.
November 20, 2017 -
High retention rates and fleet upgrades are allowing the service to accomplish its mission to new degrees.
October 20, 2017 -
Brian Burns, the Coast Guard’s acting chief information officer, said the service is on schedule to move to Windows 10 by March 2018.
September 29, 2017 -
The Coast Guard says agencies need a national protocol for using social media in rescue and response efforts for future weather disasters.
September 21, 2017 -
Homeland Security Department employees are leaving their desk jobs to serve in the Surge Capacity Force to help with Hurricane Harvey response.
August 30, 2017